exegetist

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Variant of exegete.

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n. One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation; -- also called exegete.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One skilled in exegetical theology; an exegete.

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But this objection likewise falls to the ground, because a German exegetist supposes that Jonah must have taken refuge in the floating body of a dead whale — even as the French soldiers in the Russian campaign turned their dead horses into tents, and crawled into them.

Jerome is a, more learned exegetist, better equipped in respect of Scriptural erudition; he is even purer in his style; but, despite his impetuous ardour, he is less animated, less striking, than his correspondent of Hippo.

The Bible has been sifted again and again; its history is known, every word has been weighed, and it is difficult to imagine the most scrupulous exegetist throwing a search light into any unexplored corner.

But this objection likewise falls to the ground, because a German exegetist supposes that Jonah must have taken refuge in the floating body of a dead whale -- even as the French soldiers in the Russian campaign turned their dead horses into tents, and crawled into them.

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"...this objection likewise falls to the ground, because a German exegetist supposes that Jonah must have taken refuge in the floating body of a DEAD whale--even as the French soldiers in the Russian campaign turned their dead horses into tents, and crawled into them."Moby-Dick, ch. 83